Why do people drink/do drugs?

Question

I recently saw some students who do much better academically than I do getting wasted, and it got me thinking?

If they're so smart, why do they do drugs? If they do drugs/drink a lot, how are they doing so well academically?

Basically, I'm wondering. Why do people drink/do drugs? Are these people really that smart?

Answer 1

Just because those studenst are highly intelligent doesn't mean that they aren't hurting. Some of those kids probrably get plastered to release stress other kids may be medicating, some hurt that you will never know about...others may be excperimenting. and yes even thought they are abusing their bodies they are still bright and brillant people. Doing drugs is a choice.It has nothing to do with intelligence.

Answer 2

in life about 90% of the population will try drinking...some like it some dont .. and some have a hidden disease call alcoholic... it is when your body doesnt break down the alcohol the way it should and these people become addicted to it and they truely cant stop they have to drink and the more they do it the worse it becomes it is an illness that they have no control over it has been proven.... and it is an illnes that progresses and it is very very slow... these kids you are talking about may be just trying it out and they may already be hooked and if they are alcoholics one day it will catch up to them and they wont be doing so well...

Answer 3

If they were students in a group with others, they were probably giving in to peer pressure - they drink or do drugs to fit in, to be part of the group, to be cool or tough or respected. Scholastic intelligence doesn't mean someone is strong enough to resist temptation or peer pressure. Smart students can comprehend words and ideas, but can they comprehend the short and long term effects of bad choices they make, drugs they take, or alcohol they drink? Anybody who doesn't how to take care of their body or their life is not that smart in the end, eh?

Answer 4

Peer pressure, or to relieve stress or anxiety because some people cannot find other ways to cope... I drink vodka a lot... but I work for the USGS (United States Geological Survey), and I kept my scores high in college. Sometimes I wonder how I ever got here. You could call me stupid for drinking, but that's your opinion. I'll leave it at that.

Answer 5

if people getting wasted are cranking out good grades, they probably are good test takers and the chemicals act as a stress release. i don't think that if one were to pump more drinks and pills that their scores would go up, per se. i would reccomend eating healthy foods, plenty of fruits and vegetables.

smart people do all kinds of dumb things. did you ever meet a college educated person that drove a big 43k gas guzzling SUV and had trouble paying their bills. peer pressure or i guess watching the commercials on tv that lie enough to believe it as the truth.

Answer 6

I think they want to be popular or cool, but that's just not the way to do it. They may have a lot of problems and they might think drugs and alchohol will help, but it won't.

Answer 7

among other reasons, people use to feel/be numb, are looking for something, or are running from something. what you call smart has nothing to do with using anything. some brilliant people are also crazy. and Jack Parsons was a practicing magician(occult).

Answer 8

People who do this is either under alot of pressure or doing this to fit in or just out of curiousity.

Answer 9

Many species eat plants or other non-medicinal uses of drugs.

Reindeer eat hallucinagenic mushrooms.

Dogs lick bufotin toads to get off.

It's part of our mamalian nature.

Answer 10

I'm pretty smart ,I'm a teacher at a local collage but i smoke weed for my pain and noonehas a clue that i do!!!!!!!!!! shhhhh......